See You Down The Road. Another Legendary Wrestler Set To Retire This Summer.

Another legend hangs them up. Contrary to popular belief, wrestlers are like all other athletes. Their careers start, they have their glory run (some go longer than others) and then at some point, they all retire for one reason or another. For the best of all time, it’s a sad day for the fans and now another name is ready to walk away from the ring after a long career.

According to New Japan Pro Wrestling, Riki Choshu, 67, will have his retirement match on June 26 in Korakuen Hall. The match will be a six man tag with Choshu teaming with Shiro Koshinaka and Tomohiro Ishii against Tatsumi Fujinami, Keiji Muto and Togi Makabe. Choshu debuted in 1974 and had his first retirement match on January 4, 1998. He is also credited with inventing the Sharpshooter.

In case you’re not familiar. Check out Choshu in his prime against Ric Flair:

Riki Choshu vs. Ric Flair (April 23, 1985)

Opinion: This one might not mean as much to some fans but Choshu really is a legend in his own time. To wrestle since the mid 1970s and still be performing today is remarkable. He’s earned this kind of a retirement match and I’m sure he’ll get the amazing sendoff that he deserves. Choshu is an all time great and it’s nice to see him get to go out like this, on a major stage.

What is your favorite Choshu match? How should his career end? Let us know in the comments below.

Thomas Hall has been a wrestling fan for over thirty years and has seen over 50,000 wrestling matches. He has also been a wrestling reviewer since 2009 with over 5,000 full shows covered. You can find his work at kbwrestlingreviews.com, or check out his Amazon author page with 28 wrestling books. His latest book is the the Complete 2000 Monday Nitro and Thunder Reviews Part 1.

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